So let’s not go round definitively saying it’s just the LTNs causing congestion at times. As for main roads, residents there also suffer noise and pollution from ever-increasing numbers of journeys on them. Non-working drivers could support residents on main roads by avoiding making unnecessary journeys. Road user pricing is probably the answer for main roads. There’s a price to be paid for driving, and the cost should be borne by drivers. Reading material and just societies Matt Canty, Islington, full address supplied, writes: The people most vulnerable to respiratory disease and premature death from vehicle pollution are those that live and work on the busiest and most polluted streets.